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MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... reputations on carbon credits while allowing them to compare credits across the entire market, mitigate risks from investment decisions, and fulfil disclosure requirements." Carbon markets are critical to meeting net zero goals, Turner added.

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). Her promotion is part of the bank's ongoing expansion of sustainable finance initiatives across the region ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... targets and plans for government and corporates; accelerating household electrification and energy efficiency; increasing investment for climate adaptation and resilience; integrating nature-related into financial decision-making; digitalisation of financial ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... enhanced Vanguard's ability to attract investors to the fund, and enhanced Vanguard's reputation as a provider of investment funds with ESG characteristics, as compared to what would have been the case if Vanguard had accurately disclosed the ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... "investments which form part of the fund's portfolio may become subject to a business sector or activity exclusion post-investment, for example due to market movements or M&A activity". In that case, the fund would not immediately divest. However, it ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... disclosures provide Australian investors data that will help in pricing the risk and opportunities of climate change to investment portfolios, allowing the Australian investment community to play its role in the carbon transition," CEO Blake Briggs said. ...

Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... ultra-high-net-worth clients and family offices. Increasingly, some wealthy investors are adopting a 'Next Gen' investment approach. The objective is not only to maximise returns and preserve capital for the future - but also to create values-driven ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... asset manager to join a former colleague at Northern Trust Asset Management. Jan Rohof - the firm's technical quant investment specialist based in Sydney - is joining former Robecco executive Guido Baltussen, who took on the role of quantitative ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In the war for talent, a 77-year-old institute for investment analysts turns to a much-needed solution: a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code of conduct. This week the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and its local member chapter ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... outperformed. They include Allianz Global Investors' Corrina (Hui Chung) Xiao, TIAA-CREF' Pei Chen, American Century Investment Management's Jackie Wagner, 1919 Funds' Aimee M. Eudy, and Royal London Asset Management's Paola Binns ...